The Order of Preachers Turns 800!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 800 Years of Holy Preaching On December 22nd, 1216, Pope Honorius III issued the bull Religiosam Vitam, formally establishing Saint Dominic and his brothers as a religious order under the Rule of St. Augustine, and as an order which...
St. Dominic, Papal Theologian

St. Dominic, Papal Theologian

The Dominicans responded to the specific needs they perceived in the contemporary church. One task they took on was combating heresy through learned preaching well grounded in careful theological preparation. While in Rome, Dominic preached in several churches and...